STARCOM Optical Communications Terminal
Mbryonics
Laser communications terminal for optical inter-satellite links and space-to-ground links — up to 400 Gbps, 80,000+ km link distance, selected by DARPA, ESA, and Airbus Defence and Space.
Technical specifications
- Usable aperture
- 50% larger than competitors (per manufacturer)
- Link distance
- 80,000+ km
- Data rate
- Up to 400 Gbps (by 2027)
- Standards compatibility
- SDA Standard v3.0, EST, ESTOL, CCSDS
- Wavelength
- 1550 nm (third-party modem compatible)
- Selected by
- DARPA, ESA, SpeQtral, Airbus Defence and Space, European Defence Agency
About
STARCOM is MBRYONICS’s laser communications system supporting optical inter-satellite links (OISL) and Earth links, engineered for leading SWaP, data rates, antenna gain, and pointing/acquisition/tracking performance. It supports dual polarisation and quantum key distribution (QKD), and is compatible with the SDA Standard version 3.0. STARCOM-Interstellar offers deployable in-plane and out-of-plane hemispherical field-of-regard configurations. The system comprises an optical terminal (Laser Communication Terminal) and a separate Antenna Control Unit, with fibre coupling enabling multiplexed, higher-order data rates. The system has been selected by DARPA, ESA, SpeQtral, Airbus Defence and Space, and the European Defence Agency, with link distances over 80,000 km and data rates up to 400 Gbps targeted by 2027.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
